2020 Bakersfield, California, mayoral election
March 3, 2020 (2020-03-03)
 
Candidate Karen Goh Gregory Tatum Joseph Caporali
Popular vote 60,579 7,336 4,519
Percentage 83.53% 10.12% 6.23%
Mayor before election

Karen Goh

 Elected Mayor

Karen Goh

Bakersfield, California, held a general election for mayor on March 3, 2020. It saw the re-election of incumbent Karen Goh.

Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.

Candidates

Declared

  • Joseph Caporali, military veteran and filmmaker; candidate for mayor in 2008.[1]
  • Karen Goh, incumbent mayor and former Kern County supervisor.[1] (Party preference: Republican)
  • Joey Harrington (write-in), business owner.[1]
  • Mark Hudson (write-in), business owner.[1]
  • Gregory Tatum, military veteran and pastor; candidate for mayor in 2016 and State Senate in 2018.[1] (Party preference: Republican)

Results

2020 Bakersfield mayoral election[2][3]
Candidate Votes  %
Karen Goh (incumbent) 60,579 83.53%
Gregory Tatum 7,336 10.12%
Joseph Caporali 4,519 6.23%
Mark Hudson (Write-in) 74 0.10%
Joey Harrington (Write-in) 15 0.02%
Total votes 72,523 100.00%

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Goss, Emma (February 11, 2020). "Five candidates run for Bakersfield mayor". Bakersfield Now.
  2. ↑ "KERN COUNTY ELECTION RESULTS". April 3, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Mayoral election in Bakersfield, California (2020)". Ballotpedia.
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